Hot take: Asus Zenfone 8 Flip and Zenfone 8

16 May 2021
Asus is pairing high-end specs with affordable pricing and sending a clear message to the rest of the premium Android makers.

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  • 21 May 2021

Anonymous, 16 May 2021The flip is always interesting but I worry for the durabili... moreYou have a million other displays to choose from. It's rather annoying to read comments on an article specifically on a compact (by today's standards) phone and then commentors coming and cribbing about the screen being small for their use. Why waste 5 minutes of your important life?

And please don't say "I was just giving my opinion". No point meeting up for an off road enthusiasts club and then giving your opinion on how none of the off road vehicles go around corners like a sportscar.

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    • 17 May 2021

    Anonymous, 16 May 2021the camera is pretty good for the price. It obviously doesn... moreThat's the first thing I look at because I'm looking for a good cameraphone. Daylight photos are fine, while overprocessed. But nighttime are just unusable.

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      • 17 May 2021

      Anonymous, 17 May 2021Ridiculous article saying Asus has nailed the pricing. Who ... moreLooking at the sales of flagship phones,, several million people buys 600$ phones

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        • 17 May 2021

        They removed my comment just because 8 criticised their brown noseing of Asus 😂

          Okay, here's my vision for ASUS in 2021:

          Three phones, a Small, a Medium, a Large. They're serving three distinct categories. Not competing against the established brands, but carving out their own market. I'll state them individually. So now there's lots of appeal to their devices, they're affordable and competitive. They just need to make 1 Million units ready to ship during pre-orders, and send about 1000 units free for new-media advertising/guerrilla marketing. When possible, get devices out there in store displays, and do some standard marketing too.

          SMALL - ASUS Zenfone 8
          500-Euros, High-end Segment, for the compact fans
          170g, 4000mAh, No Bezels (Compact Hole-punch)
          149 x 69 x 7.8mm dimensions
          6.00 inch 19:9 aspect ratio
          120Hz AMOLED 2280x1080p
          QSD 780, 8GB RAM, 256GB
          microSD, 3.5mm Jack, IP68
          great-Selfie Ultrawide, Good Wide-OIS, Good 6xPeriscope-OIS
          Stock Android, Unlockable bootloader

          MEDIUM - ASUS RoG 5
          900-Euros, Luxury/Flagship Segment, for the gaming fans
          190g, 5000mAh, Bezels (Front-firing Stereo Loudspeakers)
          155 x 72 x 8.5mm dimensions
          6.30 inch 19:9 aspect ratio
          144Hz AMOLED 3040x1440p
          QSD 888+, 16GB RAM, 256GB
          microSD, 3.5mm Jack-32bit DAC, IP68
          great-Selfie Ultrawide, Great Wide-OIS, Great 6xPeriscope-OIS
          Stock Android, Unlockable bootloader
          Slide-out controllers included in the box

          LARGE - ASUS Flip 8
          600-Euros, High-end Segment, for the feature-packed fans
          210g, 6000mAh, No Bezels (Flip Camera)
          161 x 76 x 9.2mm dimensions
          6.60 inch 19:9 aspect ratio
          120Hz AMOLED 2280x1080p
          QSD 780, 8GB RAM, 256GB
          microSD, DualSIM, IrDa blaster, 3.5mm Jack, User Removable Battery
          Good Ultrawide-OIS, Good Wide-OIS, Good 6xPeriscope-OIS
          Stock Android, Unlockable bootloader

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            • 17 May 2021

            Anonymous, 17 May 2021Ridiculous article saying Asus has nailed the pricing. Who ... moreLmao!!

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              • 17 May 2021

              wbpwns, 16 May 2021Give me "zenfone 8 flip pro" with headphone jack... moreYes, bring the 8 Pro flip!!!!. And while your at it, bring it to Canada this time as we didn't get the 7 Pro!!
              Pleeeese & Thank You !!!!

                LoeWnn, 16 May 2021I'm sorry but you just dont get it. This is an Android... morethe thing is, the zenfone 8 will quickly become 670 euros, 600 euros is only the early-bird price.

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                  • 17 May 2021

                  Ridiculous article saying Asus has nailed the pricing. Who the hell blows over USD 500 on a mobile phone? And have they had their medication?

                    Well, I just really hope that poco f3 will come up with compact with least 3/4 of either specs and material class plus 5G of z8 then sell it wiith less than €450. Am sure poco or xiaomi or even oppo groups can see thiis potential as daily moderate users are worldwide with non 6 figures income, that dont need much of gaming needs. Die hard for affordable compact phones, while then just gotta live with 5z little longer or even more ✌️

                      Anonymous, 16 May 2021You are among these 6 .. We know. Among €650++? 😅

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                        • 16 May 2021

                        Anonymous, 16 May 2021The market for the Xperia 5 and Pixels is about 6 people.You are among these 6 ..
                        We know.

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                          • 16 May 2021

                          Anonymous, 16 May 2021The market for the Xperia 5 and Pixels is about 6 people.Xperia sure, but a fair number of people buy Pixels because of the abnormally long (for android) software support.

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                            • 16 May 2021

                            LoeWnn, 16 May 2021I'm sorry but you just dont get it. This is an Android... moreThe market for the Xperia 5 and Pixels is about 6 people.

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                              • 16 May 2021

                              Perfect for my hands

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                                • 16 May 2021

                                Alex, 16 May 2021Zenphone 8 gets the heaviest promotion on GSMA, including u... morethe camera is pretty good for the price. It obviously doesn't match all the 2x as expensive ultra phones. Just look at the photos yourself

                                  Kangal, 16 May 2021By the time this thing is manufactured, on-shelves, and sel... moreWtf are you talking about? I could have bought it the next day after it was announced if I wanted

                                    the zenfone 8's serie will only receive android 12 and 13....sad

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 16 May 2021

                                      Only zenfone series get 2 android version updates, rog gets only one. FYI rog dev team is only 1 guy, whereas for zenfone we have 5 devs.

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 16 May 2021

                                        Looks like a great device. But how are Asus with software support? I would not spend 700 euros on a phone, least of all from Asus.